JRBAF Smacks 50 More Horsepower on its Cessna 182A Raffle Aircraft

The Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation (JRBAF) decided its 2025/26 raffle airplane could use a bit more oomph, so it’s giving the Cessna 182A a power makeover before handing over the keys. The aircraft’s original 230-horsepower Continental O-470 is being swapped out for a factory-overhauled Continental O-520, bumping output to 280 horsepower.

NGCTR Technology Demonstrator Flies for the First Time After 10 Years in the Works

Leonardo has added another tiltrotor to its proven resume, checking off the first flight of its Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor - Technology Demonstrator (NGCTR-TD). The test took place on December 19, 2025, at Leonardo’s Cascina Costa di Samarate facility.

At An Altitude Of 1,500 Ft Above Ground Level (AGL), The Airplane’S Engine Began To Run “Extremely Rough.”

On November 19, 2025, about 1630 eastern standard time, an experimental, amateur-built Long EZ, N82MT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Beaufort, South Carolina. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed the Chesapeake Regional Airport (CPK), Chesapeake, Virginia, at 1345, with an intended destination of Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH), Zephyrhills, Florida. Preliminary Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data obtained from the FAA showed that the airplane climbed to an altitude of 5,500 ft mean sea level (msl) after takeoff. 

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): "Ain’t Your Daddy’s Super Cub”—Don Wade

Co-owned by Don and Ron Wade—the former of Don’s Dream Machines, a storied Alabama Continental and Lycoming engine shop—Patriot Aircraft USA is the proud maker of the Super Patriot, an eminently capable and stylish backcountry STOL airplane patterned, after a fashion, on Piper’s iconic J-3 Cub. Of the company over which he presides, Patriot Aircraft USA president Don Wade states: “Patriot Aircraft stands as a proud symbol of unyielding adventure, freedom, and unwavering American values..." 

Eve Confirms Timeline to Get the Aircraft in Service in 2027

Eve Air Mobility’s uncrewed, full-scale eVTOL engineering prototype has successfully gone airborne, marking the transition from rigorous lab and component testing to an even more rigorous flight test campaign. The milestone reinforces Eve’s current schedule to get type certified, complete initial deliveries, and enter service in 2027.

Stinson 108 Was Confiscated by the Red Lake Nation After an Emergency Landing

The effort to reunite a plane with its pilot has continued to rise through the ranks, reaching federal levels in a recent letter to the US Department of Transportation and the Department of the Interior. The agencies are being asked to step in after the beloved Stinson 108 was emergency-landed and held captive on the tribal land in northern Minnesota.

B23 Variant With the Rotax 916iS Earns Certification in the CS-23 Category

BRM AERO has secured another EASA certification for its Bristell B23 design. What makes this one special is what’s under the cowling: a 160-horsepower turbocharged Rotax 916iS, marking the highest-power engine option yet for the B23 lineup.

Air Taxi Manufacturer Plans to Churn Out Four Aircraft Per Month With Certification Underway

Joby Aviation is laying out plans to double its US manufacturing capacity, targeting a new production rate of four electric air taxis per month in 2027. The boost is being aided by growing operations at Joby’s California and Ohio facilities, where the company already hosts flight testing, final assembly, and component manufacturing.

Company Partners With US Cities to Begin Initial Air Taxi Trials

Archer Aviation was quick to take advantage of the White House’s push to expand Advanced Air Mobility, announcing that it is pursuing partnerships with multiple US cities to launch early electric air taxi operations. This comes on the heels of a new AAM-focused executive order and the release of the Department of Transportation’s long-awaited National AAM Strategy.